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The Irish standard., 1887-04-02

received my countrymen with open arms
when ruthlessly driven from their own
land, and given them happy homes and
freedom. You have generously aided
our people in Ireland when afflicted with
srti6cially created famines. You have
by moral support, and above all, by the
force Of your example, stimulated and
sustained us in our struggles against
oppression and wrong; and our people
give you in return, their love, their ad-
miration, their loyalty.
Many years since, John Bright-be-
fore he had become mugwump Con-
servative described Ireland as stand
ing with her back towards England
and her face to America; and his de-
scription is doubly true to-day. In ad-
dition to the other favors, we have 70
thank you in a great measure for
leader who has, for the first time in our
history, combined every element that
can be called Irish under one national
banner; for Charles Stewart Parnell,
the worthy grandson Of Commodore
Charles Stewart Parnell-"Old Iron
sides'' of the American navy-is more
American than Irish.
At every national meeting and de-
monstration in Ireland the Stars and
Stripes are proudly borne alongside our
own green flag, and the Star-Spangled
Banner or Tramp, Tramp" will elicit
every time as much enthusiasm as
''Patrick's Day." or "Garryowen." The
young Nationalists of Ireland have
taken America as their model. They
read American papers, and have be-
come permeated with American ideas,
and can say from experience that all
the progress that has been made for the
past ten years, and we have compressed
a century's progress into that time, has
been achieved through American aid
and American influences. 1t is not,
therefore, inappropriate that patriotic
American citizens should couple the
names of Ireland and America; and 1
think can promise that one of the first
acts of an Irish Parliament-andI ex-
pect to see one sitting in Dublin before
'88 is out-will be to pass warm resolu-
tions of thanks to the people Of America
for the whole-souled sympathy and aid
they have given in winning back Home
Rule for Ireland.
The Irish standard., 1887-04-02

Those eastern sycophants who are so
anxious to claim England as the mother
country of America little know of what
they speak. The Irish people, forced
by alien tyranny to seek homes in for
eign lands, early turned their steps to-
wards this greater Ireland, and before
the tide of emigration had begun from
other countries, they were flocking here
in great numbers. The result was-as
given in sworn testimony before a COM
mittee of the English House of Com
mons-that when Washington flung to
the breeze the flag of American freedom
one-half of those who fought-aye, and
conquered beneath it's glorious folds
were Irishmen, and it is to be presumed
that a large portion of the other half
had Irish blood in their veins. And
here let me mention this fact as slight
correction to those who glibly talk of
native Americanism, that it was given
in evidence before the same committee
by one Joseph Galloway, native Am
erican. that mot a fifth part of the Am
ericans from choice have supported this
rebellion" while Lord George German
testified that ''there were more native
Americans enlisted in the British corps
in the colonies than in Washington 8
army.' In 1771 that indefatigable
worker in freedoms cause, Franklin,
made tour of Irelond and was unani-
mously admitted to seat on the floor
of the Irish House of Commons priv
ilege never before accorded to any
stranger.
Of his mission he wrote: ''Being de-
sirous of seeing the principal patriots of
Ireland, I stayed till the opening of
Parliament. I found them disposed to
be friends to America, in which en-
deavored to confirm them, with the ex-
pectation that our growing weight
might in time be thrown into their
SCALE" In Ireland the people and the
Parliament gave to Americas patriots
their entire sympathy and all the sup
port in their power, and on two separ-
ate occasions the continental Congress
warmly thanked them therefor. In
England, Burke, Barre and Sheridan
ably championed Americas cause. In
France, the Irish exiles-the McMa-
hons, the billions, the Roches-rushed
to the standard Of Lafay yette, while in
America, Montgomery, Sullivan, Knox,
Clinton, McCleary, in the armv, saucy
Jack Barry, McGee, O'Brien, McDo-
nough, in the navy, with hosts of others
in both branches, proved by their SER
vices and by their blood their devotion
to America, AS case of timely liber-
ality 1 may mention that when Wash
ingtpn's army at Valley Forge was in
danger of famishing for want of sup
plies, twenty of Ireland's sons in Phil
adelphia came promptly to their aid
with the muniicent contribution of
nearly a half a million of dollars.
Of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence that most glorious char
ter of human rights-nine, including
Secretary Thompson, were Irish, while
some of the principal trainers of the
Constitution of this country, and nota-
bly, Rutledge, were Irishmen. From
that time, down to this, suffering,
struggling, but unconquered and un-
conquerable Ireland and glorious, free
America, have been fast friends.
Your great and glorious country have
The Irish standard., 1887-04-02

Heavy snow storms have stopped
trains in Nova Scotia.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

be received with disfavor. But it is
altogether probable that if the moral and
legal phases of these debts above alluded
toy are as strong against the states as
the Treasury Department alleges they
are, the claims will be adjusted and set
tied. States have frequently consented
TO 90 into court and test the validity of
claims against them, and it is to the
credit of the several states that they have
never repudiated obligations that were
shown to be just. Some of the southern
states, in self-defence, scaled the bonded
Indebtedness piled upon them by carpet
bag and scallawag rascality during the
reconstruction era, but such cases are
very rare and were abundantly justified,
morally and legally, by the circumstances.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

newspaper disciple says "the cattlemeH'
have been literally pushed to fhe wall
and that claws already in force and
shaped i'll prejudice should be repesleds y
But 1t will not be noted that eithessMr.
Walsh or the Post attributes any rsspon-
sibility to the lease law. Mf. Walsh says
the opposition OF the fey free grass pa
pers to the lease retatded Immigration
and settlement; and the Post says
the cattlemen are to
blame for the prejudice which the Jesse
law papers managed to arouse against
"barons," "kings," and "bullionaires"
of which papers the Post YVES one, the
chief among ten thousand, so to speak.
The lease law only is responsible for
the "check placed upon immigration and
settlement" and for "the suffering of the
cattle interest, and for the injury to all
Texas because of the check upon immi-
grafton and of the depression OF the
cattle industry. 1t is the logic OF blind
ness and of stubbornness which refuses
to admit the plain truth and seeks escape
from plain facts.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

Miss MARY d. SIBLEY of Lancaster,
Ohio, recently won the prize for oratory
over Harry c. Morris of Chicago in con-
test at Burchtel college at Akron The
ire of the young man, and also his father,
is much aroused over the defeat, and
hard words have been used in connection
with the names of the judges who de-
cided in the young lady's favor. Now, as
talking Is admitted to be woman's natu-
raj element, it ought not to bea matter of
surprise or chagrin that she does 1t well.
The whole trouble arises from conceding
her the right to use her tongue in these
modern days. Paul, wiser in his day and
generation, ordered her to keep silence,
but now the bird is let loose, and the
wings cannot be clipped. The world
laughs at the young fellow, and his best
course in the future is to steer clear of
feminine opponents on the rostrum, for
they will speak their minds, and have
their say.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

THAT there can be any just reason as.
signed for the organization of Alaska
seems vain thought. The Indian and
Esquimaux are the only. settled people,
the population aside from them being
nomadic. Yet there are men now st
work in Washington to effect this organi-
zstion. 1t is true there would be few
more offices to fill, and the chronic office
seeker, like death, is found in every land,
his grasp as large and his hold as unyield-
ing. The Indian and the Esquimax are
at peace, and the trepper and fishermen,
with their nets and their snares, are in
different to matters of so trivial nature
as government, its appointments and
emoluments. There is one argument in
favor of territorial government, and
that is it might be well to have Siberia
for our restless politicians, and, by Civ
ing them an appointment there, cool
their blood and save the country from
red hot anarchists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

acres, he SAID, 81 have owned great
deal of land, but know Just as well as
know 1 am living that l should not be
allowed to have it unless l use it." And
the elegant Pagan concluded with these
words:
Now, the land belongs to the children of ma
ture. Nature invites every babe that is born
into this world. And what would you think OF
me, for instance, 10 might, If had invited you
here-nobody had charged you anything, but
you had been invited-and when you got here
you had found one man pretending to occupy
hundred seats, another fifty, and another
seventy five, and thereupon you were com
PEELED to stand up-what would you think Of
the invitation:
Mr.. INGERsoLL neglected to add that
"nature invites every bate that is born
into this world. And what is to De
thought of the nature that gives brains to
some and idiocy to others; that makes @
Patti of one female and a Lucretia Borgia
of another; that makes George Wash
ington of one man and an old Bender of
another" If Mr.. IngerSoll would tell
his hearers that frugaIity and sobriety
and industry produce results diametric-
ally opposite from those caused by idle
ness, intemperance and extravaganza, he
would accomplish good in his day and
generation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08
Coke on Bathrooms.
New York Star

The election Of Reagan to the Senate
from Texas, in spite of the bath he took
in the House lavatory while the vote was
going on over the Morrison bill, is said
10 have produced quite sensation among
conservative old gentlemen now in Con-
gress from that state. They look upon it
as new departure in the politics of the
Lone Star State. l trust it Will not be
regarded as +. tiued cruelty in this con-
rection TO narrrate q brief yarn On Coke
and Culbsrson of that state. Several
years back these friendly statesmen con-
cluded to try it in double harness. At
one place where they called to inspect
advertised lodgings the amiable propri-
etor alluded to hot and cold water, the
southern exposure and 3 private bath
room in the rear. 'Private HI"
proudly answered the venerable Coke.
"Why, sir, we're from Texas"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

NEW ENGLAND has found a new field
for that philanthropy which SO long shut
its eyes on Tewksbury, and is yet oblivi-
Gus of the wrongs of factory life in her
midst. One of the Senators from that
land overlooking with the milk of human
kindness, has requested information from
the Secretary of the Interior as to the
health and wellbeing of Geronimo and
his fellow captives. Could this Apache
and his comrades in murder be relegated
to the happy hunting grounds, the peo-
pie of the frontier would be perfectly sat-
istied as to their condition and the secre-
tary would find in them no troublesome
querists. AS to the New Highlander, he
may know, that these martyrs are per-
fectly miserable and will not probably
live long in the land of flowers behind
bars, but-in the language of another
"What's he going to do about it 2"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

THE Senate bill making it penal Of
Tense to use language calculated to pro-
woke breach of the peace, has passed to
engrossment. The Gill reads as follows ::
"Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
state of Texas, that if any person shall,
in the presence or hearing of another,
curse or abuse such person, or use any
language to or concerning, or make any
sonably calculated to provoke breach of
the peace, he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
in eny court of competent Jurisdiction,
shall be fined in any sum not less than
So nor more than $780,"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

The joint committee appointed by the
Kansas Legislature to decide on the ques-
ton OF uniformity of textbooks in the
public schools were divided, being four
to four. The states which have tested
this method have found it unsatisfactory.
Vermont, West Virginia, Indiana, Ne
brasks, have tried the experiment, found
it failure and repealed the law. In Cal
ifornia and Minnesota this law has not
worked successfully, in the former state
only five counties availing themselves of
its provisions. As the question is being
agitated in this state, it would be well
that those interested inform themselves
upon the causes leading to these results
in other states, and profit by their expe-
rlences, that no time or money be wasted
in useless experimentation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08
A .SUPERFLUOUS MEASURE

Representative Utiger, OF Grayson
county, is the author of q bill providing
for branch sessions of county courts at
other places than the capital town of a
county. His bill provides eve do not
quote it literally, but give the SUBSTANCE,
that where town mot county site is
shown to have apopulatior Of 1000, terms
OF the county court shall be held in said
towns as well as at the county seat. Mr..
Utiger ought to have been frank and
styled his measure ga bill to provide for
the holding of terms Of the county (or
district court of GraysOn county al the
city of DeDison, as well as at Sherman"
That is what the bill means. In ell Texas
there is but one county, and that is Gray
son, where there is town, not the coun-
ty site, with 1000 population. There are
few counties where the shire town is
not the most populous town in the county,
as in the case of Franklin (the county seat,
and Calvert in Robertson county. In Bell
county Temple Is very nearly as large as
Bolton, but Temple has not near 1000
population. There is no necessity for a
general measure like Mr.. Utiger's. Den
ison is the only town in the state to be
benefited by such c bill, and it is alto
gether probable that if Mr.. Uhger had
been perfectly frank, showing, as he
could do, that Denison has over 10000
population, as large business interests,
etc, as Sherman, he might have been
able to get through bin for the especial
benefit OF Denison. He would at least
have been as successful with such an at
tempt as he is likely to be with the bill
now In hand, which ought to be rejected,
in SO far as it applies to the whole state,
for the simple reason that il is not needed
or asked for anywhere outside OF Gray
son county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

THOSE who have had fears in regard to
the spread of anarchy may take courage.
Nine enemy has written book, and
doing this has gratlfed a desire which
has mad its place in mems hearts since
books aud enmity were known. Spies has
found his proxy wife useful, as through
her he has been enabled to publish that
which he alone failed to do, she claiming
the authorship. This young woman has
taken unnecessary pains in the preface to
give her reasons for edmiring and deslr-
ing to marry Spies. Said DR.. Johnson to
Boswell: "Sir, the mans fool, and
there's the end of it,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

THE Chicago Herald says "observant
people will notice that while Canada is on
one side of the river and Detroit is on the
other, Detroit has nothing to say about
war. This probably arises from fact
which dates back to the year 1912, when
8 lot of Detroiters under General Hull
went over into Canada and came
climbing back again with such impetuos-
ity that they could not stop until they
had reached Lake Michigan. Detroit's
voice has been for peace ever since"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08
What Democracy Used to Mean.
Jackson's Last Message.

Congress has no right, under the con-
stitution, TO take money from the people,
unless it is required to execute some one
of the specific powers intrusted to the
government; and if they raise more than
is necessary for such purpose, it is an
abuse of the power of taxation and I'M
Just and oppressive. 1t may, indeed
sometimes happen that revenue will ex,
coed the amount anticipated when the
taxes were laid. When this is ascertain
ed it is easy to reduce them, and in such
case it is unquestionably the duty of the
government TO reduce them, for no cir.
cumstance can justify it in assuming 8
power not given it by the constitution, OF
in taking away the money of the people
when it is not needed for the legitimate
wants of the government.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08
ONEER REASONING

Discussing the lease law in his late re-
port, Mr.. Walsh, ex-Land Commissioner
SAYS:
1t was proclaimed to the world through Ger
| tain papers Of the state that no poor man could
get home in Texas; that the entire public do
main had been surrendered to corporations,
who had fenced 1t up and would allow no one
| to enter. These statements were magni6ed,
and some of them kept as standing matter in
papers interested in the colonization Of the
northwestern states and territories.
Whatever the motive of these articles, their
effect was potent, and check rGS placed upon
immigration and settlement, as Sho,rn BIZ the reg
| tSter, for nearly two years. II the land and
cattle companies hal devised plan and spent
their money to prevent the influx of settlers
upon their ranges, they could have found none
better than that pursued by the papers as above
mentioned.
Discussing the great depression in the
cattle business, the Houston Post, the
editor of which paper is perhaps the
ablest of all Mr.. Walsh's disciples, says:
And yet there is no question that the
cattle interests have suffered very materially
in the past, not through the operation of bad
laws, particularly. but because of the lack Of
the cattlemen's own fault. They are to blame
to certain degree, for the prejudice which has
grown up against themselves in different por-
lions of the state. Had they shown q differ
ent spirit at the outset-been less naughty and
dictatorial-they would have Jared far better
at the hands of the Legislature and the people.
They should, in good faith, have met the effort
in behalf of the common school fund of the
state, thus disarming their enemies and avert
Ia
The cattle men have literal y been pushed to
the wall. and the misplaced and exaggerated
sentiment In favor of the actual settler has led
to the most positive restrictive measures
against the owners of long hons. The cry
ag inst "catte kings" the "bullionaires' and
corporations" while founded in the begin
ming in just desire to protect the people
against entertainments, has been more far
reaching in its effects than many people
imagine. / confess that l have been very
much surprised at the condition of affairs, as
cleaned from those whom 1 know to be re-
liable.
mention these facts merely to show Just how
things are drifting, and 70 direct, If possible,
serious thought to what should be done to give
the cattle interest boost. do not know Just
what they want in the way Of legislation fur
Their than a specific and definite lease law and
a quarantine law. They should have both of
these, and, in any event, laws already in force
and shaped in prejudice should be repealed.
1t will be noted that Mr.. Walsh says ga
check has been placed upon immigration
and settlement, as shown by the register,
for nearly two years." 1t will also be
noted that his ables. and most devoted
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08
Town and Paper.

The Times confesses partialty for
the Fort Worth GAZETTE as q newspaper,
and is glad to know that it is recovering
from a temporary fit of distempered i'm
aginatioE. It has quit casting about
the planets for railroad termmi, and now
confines itself to terra tirma. 1t seems
that Hinton Rowel Helper proposes to
bull railroad from Cape Horn to Point
Barrow on the Arctic ocean, aud THE
GAZETTE says that Fort Worth will take
stock to large amount. Great has been
the work of THE GAZETTE for Fort
Worth, and it was done so gracefully
that you would think the theme scarce de-
served it's pen.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

THE Philadelphia Record says: "The
Texas Legislators, it would appear, con-
doned Judge Reagan's offense of taking
bath only after sufficient time had in
tervened to allow that gentleman to re-
vert to his revolutionary condition.
The new Senator from Texas has made a
narrow escape, and its recollection should
effectuslly preserve him from the bland
ishments of the scen.ed senatorial lava
tory whenever vote affecting tariff re-
form is to be taken"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

THE Washington correspondents are
recognizing the cabinet, each to his own
notion. The latest reorganized is the
correspondent of the New York Star, who
says, under date of the ID inst: "Those
gifted gossips who are now aiding the
President in recognizing the Cabinet al
low themselves to fsll into very serious
error when they leave Secretary Bayard
off their states. Whatever they may think
or hope, Secretary Bayard will not lay
aside the State portfolio unless 1t be to
assume that of the Treasury. 1t is con-
sidered by the party leaders here that he
is by all odds the tittest man in the Cabi-
net to succeed Mr.. Manning, and it is 10
secret that the Treasury las been his
preference. He served long on the
finance committee OF the Senate, and is
everywhere regarded as possessing pecu-
liar qualifications for the place There is
general belief that he would be willing
TO make the exchange, though that is only
conjecture based on his past record and
known predictions, and is not warrant
ed by any recent uJterance of his. Should
he go to the Treasury, it is believed that
Mr.. Lamar will succeed him, and Mr.
Villas, who has shown such brilliant exec
utive ability in the Postoflice Department,
will go to the Interior. This, of course,
is only speculation, but it is, at least,
more intelligent speculation than any
which contempiates Mr.. Bayard's retire
ment."